Head and arm rest.



L. STYVE.

HEAD AND ARM REST.

APPLIGATION'HLBD JULY 15, 1912A `Patented Dec. 9, 1913.

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LUCY STYVE, OF ALBERT LEA, MINNESOTA.

'HEAD AND ARM REST.

Application filed July 15, 1912.

Speciiication of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 9, 1913.

serieu No. 709,527.

To aZZ whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, LUCY STYVE, a citizen of the United States, residingat Albert Lea, in the county of Freeborn, in the State of Minnesota,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Head and Arm Rests,of which the following is a speciication.

This invention relates to improvements in head and arm rests forinvalids and its object is to produce a device of this class that issimple in construction, partially extensible and adjustable and that canbe folded or collapsed for shipping purposes.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists inthe combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter fullydescribed in the following specification, pointed out in the claim andillustrated in the accompanying drawing which forms a part of thespecification and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective of my improvedhead and arm rest. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same in its foldedposition. Fig. 3 is a side elevation. Fig. 4 is a front elevation of aportion of one end of the device. Fig. 5 is a section taken on line 5-5of Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail of the spring pawl used. Fig. 7is a similar view of the rack employed.

Like reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views.

The body or main portion of the device comprises a pair of lateral walls1 and 2 which from their base 3 taper toward their apexes. Each lateralwall is slotted as at 4 and secured to a back wall 5 which is slotted inalinement with the slot 4.

6 is a pillow rest pivoted at one termination as at 7 to the relativelyinner surfaces of the lateral walls l, 2 and adapted to rest against theback wall 5 or to be moved upon its pivots away from that wall as shownin dotted lines in Fig. 5. To the relatively inner surfaces of each wall1, 2 oppositely disposed racks 8, 9 are secured that extend from a pointflush with the forward edges of the said walls back nearly to the wall 5and spring pawls 10 terminally secured to the pillow rest 6 work overthe said racks and are connected by cords 11 that extend through smallapertures in the upper end of the said pillow rest and are connected tobuttons 12 through the medium of which the spring pawls may be raisedout of engagement with the racks when it is desired to change theinclination of the pillow rest.

To each 0f the lateral walls 1, 2 slotted guide arms 13 are pivoted thatengage the arms 14, through the medium of set screws 15, of an arm rest16 that is provided with pivoted legs 17. In operation this device isplaced in the corner of a bed or upon an operating table or the like andthe pillow rest adjusted to suit the patient. To fold the device orcollapse the same for shipping the free end of the pillow rest is movedback against the wall 5, the arm rest 16 and pivoted arms 13 are movedinto a vertical position when the set screws 15 are loosened and thehead rest 16 slid into the slotted portion of the walls l, 2 and of thewall 5 as shown dotted in Fig. 3 or as shown in Fig. 5. It is understoodthat the legs 17 are moved into inoperative position before the deviceis collapsed. When in position for use the arms 13 and 14 pass about thebody of the patient, the pillow rest being back of his head and the armrest, which may be used as a writing desk etc., before him.

What is claimed is Ina device of the class described, tapered slottedlateral walls, a slotted back wall connecting the said lateral walls, apillow rest pivoted terminally to the said lateral walls, means securedto the said lateral walls and pillow rest whereby the latter may beadjusted with relation to the back wall, slotted arms pivotally securedto the said lateral walls and an arm rest provided with pivoted legssecured to the said slotted arms.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aliixedmy signature in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

LUCY STYVE. Witnesses:

JOE STYVE, A. U. MAYLAND.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

